Nepal's Sompal Kami and Karan KC on Netherlands world cup loss

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Nepal's Sompal Kami and Karan KC on Netherlands world cup loss  04/06/2024  Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA

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00:00Thank you, thank you everyone. You now start, you can start.

00:07Please raise your hand before the question.

00:14Commiserations, unlucky today. First to you Sompal, after playing in the T20

00:19World Cup 10 years ago, here at a T20 World Cup 10 years later, what are some

00:23of the differences here for you, yeah playing in across two tournaments? Lots

00:30of different because cricket before 2014 is T20 is not that fast but now is

00:37totally T20 is like a T20 game. So yeah it was good experience for me here. We

00:43lost first game but we have three game. I am definitely, I am confident we will

00:49come back strongly. And just a question quickly for both of you, being two of

00:54the senior members of the group, how is it imparting your knowledge on the

00:58younger players here at a T20 World Cup when the pressure is a little bit higher

01:01and the stakes are a little bit higher? How did you, how did the younger guys

01:04take it and what did you say to them to try and inspire them over the over the

01:08day? I think if someone loves cricket or is passionate cricket, it doesn't matter

01:15whatever pressure it is, you always love, you know, I always love cricket, very

01:22passionate about cricket so I never feel pressure. So that's the thing you have to

01:26enjoy and you're here to play cricket, just play it and do whatever you can do.

01:33Hi Sampal, everyone knows that you play in front of amazing fans at home, what

01:41was it like coming to Dallas, Texas and playing in front of a stadium packed

01:46with Nepal fans? We all are grateful and I'd love to thanks all the Nepalese fans,

01:51they came here and supporting us and I'd love to say thank you so much, keep

01:57blessing us. I'm so grateful, I'm Nepali, I'm playing from Nepal, I represent Nepal.

02:02Once again thank you so much, I want to say Nepali fans. And I guess for both of

02:07you, currently there are kind of small crowds, fewer people watching other

02:13matches, your team's so well supported, it's such an exciting thing to see, do you

02:20feel like you play for one of the most special teams in the world at the moment?

02:24Yes, we are very proud that we are Nepali because every ground, every

02:31place, every state, every country we go, every Nepali, you know, most of numbers

02:35Nepalese come there and support us. We are very blessed, you know, we are playing

02:40for Nepal and we are Nepali. So thank you all the fans out there who loves us, who

02:46comes here, support us, whatever the result is. So we are very blessed.

02:54Shall I? Okay. Sorry guys, we are doing it in our language, if you won't mind. So

03:03Sompal, Karan, Dubey, how big was the toss?

03:09Obviously, wicket matters in such conditions, but toss is not in our hands, it's not in

03:15control. And after batting, it was our responsibility to run as much as we could in the wicket.

03:21And we couldn't target well anywhere. And there was nothing in it, because batting

03:27was not easy, the conditions were not good. So I think we were short by 20-30 runs.

03:33If we had made 20-30 runs, we could have taken the winning moment on our side.

03:38It's a very rare sight. We are playing with four pacers today, medium pacer.

03:43How does it feel in such a wicket? You gave a very good fight in a very low total.

03:49We played our first practice match here. And this wicket is a benefit for medium pacer.

03:54We are short by 20-30 runs, so we got the result.

04:00We made some small mistakes, but we could have won if we didn't make those mistakes.

04:07And we could have won in such a low total.

04:12It doesn't matter if we lost or won the World Cup, we are here to prove that batting is

04:18important. We are here to win, so it doesn't matter if we lost or won the toss.

04:30Sampal, do you feel that we were a bit hasty when we started batting today?

04:35It's not like that. Everyone feels that way when they play T20.

04:39But this is how you play the game in T20.

04:42We tried to play powerfully on our side.

04:45We couldn't do much, but I hope we will make a comeback in the next three games.

04:51Somday, according to your expectations, this is the game that Nepal expected to win in the World Cup.

04:58The audience is here today. You played in Nepal as well.

05:02You screened in different places.

05:04You didn't meet our expectations in the rest of the games.

05:07How easy is it for us to meet the expectations of the fans and the team in the remaining three games?

05:15Obviously, the fans are here to see us win.

05:20We will try to win and give our best.

05:24I am very grateful to the fans who came to the stadium to cheer for us.

05:30I am also thankful that they left all their problems and came to support us.

05:37We couldn't give them happiness today, but we gave 100%.

05:42We saw that this is cricket.

05:45Only one team can win.

05:48We didn't have a winning moment today.

05:51But I am 100% sure that we will have a winning moment in the next three games.

05:57We will defeat a big team and give them a lot of happiness.

06:00There is no pressure.

06:02The Nepalese fans come to support the team.

06:05We are very happy that so many fans are coming to support us.

06:12We are more motivated than the pressure.

06:15Sumpal dai, our team was not able to open up in the first game.

06:20What is the reason for that?

06:24In the beginning, we didn't feel like runners.

06:28The batsmen didn't feel like they were open.

06:30When a batsman or a runner comes, they feel confident.

06:35Our batsmen played well in the wicket.

06:44I don't think we are in a hurry.

06:47We just made a few mistakes.

06:50We didn't lose a single ball today.

06:53I hope we will make a comeback in the next game.

06:56How confident were you that you would win in this score?

07:00Even if we score 10-20 runs, we will fight for it.

07:08It doesn't matter what the target is.

07:11It was a challenge for us to win in the first and second innings.

07:16We did well as a bowler unit.

07:19We could have done better.

07:21But the target was so small that we couldn't try anything else.

07:25There were a lot of limitations.

07:26But I am happy that we were in the bowler unit.

07:31Our fielders backed the bowlers.

07:37I hope we will make a good comeback in the next game.

07:40Namaste, I am Vishnohari Gemire from Samaras Time.

07:43You missed the catch in the fielding.

07:49Where is the turning point in today's match?

07:52It is not in our control.

07:53Any fielder knows how to catch the ball.

07:58But at the end of the day, life is all about mistakes and learning.

08:02So we learned how to make mistakes.

08:05We have caught a thousand catches in practice.

08:11But we lost one ball or one moment today.

08:16It is normal to miss a catch in a big game.

08:21I am 100% sure that we won't make the same mistakes in the next game.

08:28Do you think it is a turning point?

08:33I don't think it is a turning point.

08:37We lost the first catch in the first two innings.

08:41We had only 18 runs left in the last two innings.

08:45So I don't think it is a turning point.

08:47I don't think it is a turning point.

08:49But we could have put the Netherlands team in the back foot.

08:52If we had run well on the board, it could have been a turning point.

08:55If we had caught the catch, it could have been a turning point.

09:01I don't think it is a turning point.

09:04I don't think it is a turning point.

09:08How much pressure will this result put on you in the next game?

09:12I don't think there will be any pressure.

09:14We were under a lot of pressure in the qualifiers.

09:17We came here to prove that we are worthy of the Super 8.

09:20The World Cup has invited us.

09:23We have worked hard.

09:25No one has invited us.

09:27So I am very confident about our team.

09:29The result has never mattered to us.

09:32This result will not matter in the next three games.

09:35Sompal and Karan, you have already answered.

09:39You have already told us a little about the audience.

09:41I would like to show you a little bit of Nepal.

09:44I have heard that you have shown more support here than you did in Tudikhel.

09:53How do you want to express that emotion?

09:56How do you want to express the faith and support that the audience has shown you?

10:01Obviously, we have come this far because of their faith.

10:04I think we should have stayed in Nepal longer than we came here.

10:08Like I said before, we are so grateful that we are playing from Nepal.

10:13I have been here for 10 years.

10:15KC has been here for 9 years.

10:17We are very blessed.

10:19That is why we have come to the World Cup.

10:21Last year, I was sitting at home and watching the match.

10:24Today, I am playing the World Cup.

10:26I don't think it is important to prove anything to my team.

10:30Because we have given our 100 percent.

10:33Everyone makes mistakes.

10:35Life is all about learning.

10:38I hope that we will play good matches in the next game and feel proud of Nepal.

10:45Do you have anything to say, Karan?

10:47We are very grateful.

10:49Nepal fans have always supported us wherever we have been.

10:55Last time, we went to play the West Indies practice match.

11:00There were at least 6-7 Nepalese fans.

11:03We did not expect that there would be Nepalese fans here as well.

11:05But there were at least 6-7 Nepalese fans.

11:07We are very grateful.

11:09Nepal fans have always supported us.

11:13We are very proud of that.

11:16We are representing Nepal here.

11:19We are very happy about that.

11:21I hope that we will win the next three games.

11:26I think everything is covered.

11:28Thank you so much for your time.

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